Mr. Wrong (Mr. Series #1)

Chapter 49

Pumasok na si Professor Magalona sa klase namin. Bumalik na rin si Anne Marie sa upuan niya. Nagmamadali namang pumasok si Jhunel habang bitbit ang bote ng gatas bago tumabi sa akin. Nakangiti siya ng iabot niya iyon sa akin.

Hindi ko maiwasang tumawa habang nagpapasalamat sa kaniya. He's kind of cute.

"Jhunel," tawag ko sa kaniya, and there he turned his head to look at me. He raised his eyebrows, asking why.

"Can I hold your ear?"

Kumunot ang noo niya pero inilapit naman niya iyon sa akin. Hinipo ko ang ibaba at malambot na parte ng tenga niya. It's kind of relaxing, and I don't know why I feel like doing it. He might think that I'm weird, but maybe it's one of the perks of being pregnant.

"Your ears are so cute," I whispered while looking into his tiny ears.

Lumayo siya sa akin at umiwas ng tingin.

"Stop it. It's embarrassing."

"Oh, I see. Sorry."

"There's no need to be sorry. Just don't tell me such things; I'm not used to it." He looks at me with those worried eyes.

"Wait, your cheeks are turning red," I commented as I touched his cheeks.

I was surprised when he held my hand. "I told you, don't tell me such things. I might get the wrong idea."

I gasped and got my hands off of him. I nodded as I turned my attention to Professor Magalona, who was now looking at us. I hope he doesn't see me doing weird things to my seatmate. Tumango siya at ngumiti na tila ba sinasabing "I'm happy to see you that you're fine."

Ngumiti din ako sa kaniya at nakinig na sa discussion niya. Naalala ko 'yong project nga pala namin sa kaniya. 'Yong questionnaire for one-week-project na kailangan kong sagutan. Saan ko ba nailagay 'yon?

Tiningnan ko ang bag ko at sinubukang hanapin 'yong folder, pero wala roon at hindi ko maalala kung saan ko nilagay.

"Anong hinahanap mo?" Jhunel asked, seeming curious about how my attention span for our professor was that short.

"Yong questionnaire sa sociology project. Nakalimutan ko kung saan ko nilagay."

"Huh? We submitted it already." I glanced at him while trying to remember if I had already answered the questionnaire and submitted it to our professor, but as far as I knew, I couldn't do it because so many things had happened.

"Really?"

"Yes, and sabi ni Prof, nakapagpasa na raw lahat. Kaya 'yong discussion natin sa kaniya is for formality na lang. Pansin mo ba hindi nakikinig 'yong iba?"

I looked at my classmates and saw how each of them had their own world. "Wala naman talagang pakialam si prof kung may makinig sa kaniya o wala," komento ko.

"Sabagay, pero ang interesting din naman ng tinuturo niya. About psychology exchange."

Kumunot ang noo ko pero nakinig na lang din ako sa dini-discuss ni professor Magalona. Basically it was about people desires, na sa lahat ng bagay na ginagawa natin humihingi tayo ng kapalit. Some might be tangible exchange. Halimbawa, kapag nagtatrabaho tayo, nagtatrabaho tayo para makatanggap tayo ng bayad. 

I agree, but some of my classmates are opposed to the idea and tell our professor that there are some instances where they give without asking for anything in return.

"There's no such thing as giving without asking for a return. You always ask yourself subconsciously, 'What's in it for me?' 'Why would I help someone?' "